Blog Update

Okay so it’s been awhile.  What can I say?  I’m busy.  I balance three kids, work, household chores, outside activities, and church it’s a lot to balance but I think I do a fairly good job at it.  So I wanted to update everyone, so where are we.

 

Well as the calendar says we have moved to another year.  Nikolai is now 3, Maya 7, & Lehna 9.  We are on the old year so of course this is BIRTHDAY party years, well except for Nikolai.  His parties won’t start until he is in school J The girls had a great skating birthday party.  They really enjoyed themselves and I have to say the location and event was really good.  WE will have to keep this venue in mind for future references.  I’m kind of hoping the parties are over with however b/c next time it will be birthday party time it will be 11 and 9 and honestly I think that they will want just their “special” friends and some kind of slumber party.  Let’s hope! 

 

Well one the work front.  I’m still working at MWEC and I’m still office support.  I tried to go for the Hiring coordinator position but I didn’t get it L  I was very disappointed to say the least.  So I’m trying to decide what to do next. Do I go elsewhere, do I stay in this position lots of decisions to make.  I do know that I’m still  in the running for some county jobs around here but I don’t know if that will work out, or what will happen with that. 

 

I’m trying not to let this job stuff get my down but I have to say it truly does make me feel down.  I just wish I could be happy doing what I’m doing and not want more for myself.  Isn’t that a sad statement.  It says it all though doesn’t it.  I’m like that biggest under achiever within my immediate family and seriously that makes me feel sad.  I’m trying not to let sibling rivalry bother me… but heck even in the animal kingdom we have that.  I am the only one that has 3 children however so maybe that’s why I’m here, I’m not supposed to inspire via my work life.  I don’t know it’s something anyway.

 

Well on the school front for the kids let me just go over what’s been happening with my middle child.  My Maya.  Boy she is a special little girl.  She has so much personality and creativity.  She is a perfect blend of her parents.  She just makes me smile whenever I think about her.  Educationally we have really struggled with Maya this year.  She has been in several sessions with tutors.  Almost all of her subjects at school are tutored and unfortutnaly we aren’t finding much progress.  We have meet with her teacher on several occasions and they have meet without us and.  It has come to the decision that we need to hold her back another year.  She simply just needs another year to get caught up.  We haven’t had the conversation with her yet.  But she will be able to stay with her current teacher.  We really aren’t sure how she’s going to do with it to be honest with you.  WE have talked to her about this before and she was sort of okay with it.  But we a really concerned with how she’s going to be with her cousin.  Since they will no longer be in the same grade.  They are best friends.  It kind of is like when Sarah and I were growing up and she moved on and I went back to 1^st grade.  It’s going to change a lot for her future both good and bad.  I want her to be able to not have to have a tutor for everything.  Which right now she doesn’t like.  She has no self-esteem right now she calls herself dumb and stupid.  Which she of course is just pulling b/c she gets frustrated and notices that she’s being pulled out.  So that’s where we are school wise with Miss Maya. 

 

Lehna school wise is noticing that things are getting harder for her.  She doesn’t take her time on assignments and hurries through things but she’s VERY responsible.  Again she is a blend of her parents.  The teachers usually just coddle her and remark about how great she is.  Which is a good thing.  It’s just so crazy how different they are.

 

Mr. Nikolai is just doing really well at the baby sitter.  He has days where he just wants to go with Nanna but we convince him to go see his buddy Wyatt.  So it’s all good  there.

 

On the home front.  We are doing fine.  We signed the girls up for softball this year so we will be busy with that for the next coming months.  Which I think will be really good for them to get them active. 

 

Lehna wants to take guitar lessons and Terry got her an electric guitar for her birthday.  So I’m starting to get that arranged.  The girls are almost done with dance just 3 more months left for that… and other than that they will not be repeating that again next year.  I’ll be excited when it’s over since they aren’t enjoying that activity. 

 

So overall that’s our family…  Life just keeps moving; whether we want it to or not.